French ex-leader Sarkozy's lawyer says has requested release from jail

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00:01No sooner had Nicolas Sarkozy entered the prison gates than his lawyers filed a request for release to the appeals court.

00:09They say the former French president meets all the criteria.

00:13He arrived at the prison at 9.35 to be incarcerated.

00:18There's no risk of the offense being repeated, no risk of evidence being destroyed.

00:22There is no evidence, no risk of pressure being exerted on witnesses.

00:26There is no justification for even an hour of detention.

00:32Judges have up to two months to return their decision, but it normally takes three weeks on average.

00:38They can refuse to release Sarkozy or accept, but under various conditions.

00:43He could be freed with no restrictions, placed under house arrest with an electronic ankle tag,

00:49or placed under judicial supervision, with the obligation to report regularly to a police station until the appeal trial.

00:57A trial which could take place next spring and which is eagerly awaited by his lawyers.

01:01What we hope is that the Court of Appeal will restore French justice with the dignity it deserves.

01:12In the first trial, the Paris Criminal Court sentenced Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy.

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